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Love Bites

After their initial misunderstanding over banana bread, Jodie (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg) moves in with her new flame Charlie (guest star Bret Harrison) , but their domestic bliss is quickly interrupted when the realize Charlie has bedbugs. Meanwhile, an act of heroism turns into a debate over loyalties when Judd keeps a neighbor from choking.

As Annie’s brother-in-law Dale (guest star Chris Gorham) prepares for the arrival of his baby, he’s distracted by a flirty new receptionist, intent in striking up a relationship. Meanwhile, when the fiery Marissa (guest star Rebecca Creskoff) shows up at Ben’s, infuriated about her love life, he gets a lesson in love that he wasn’t expecting.

A boyfriend’s attempt to fulfill his girlfriend’s uniform fetish goes horribly wrong. Meanwhile, when Judd’s niece Becky (guest star Vanessa Marano) has a personal situation that she can’t talk to her mother Kristen about (guest star Cheryl Hines), she turns to her uncle for advice – which is not a great idea.

A father (Beau Bridges) tries to comfort his son (Ben Feldman) who is thrown a curve ball when his girlfriend (Anna Camp) dumps him and then romances his baseball hero. Meanwhile, Judd and Colleen scout for a home with help from an ace real-estate agent (Chris Parnell).

Judd and Colleen try some “enjoyable” treats he purchased at a medical marijuana store. Meanwhile, Colonel Scott Bowers (guest star Eddie McClintock) is on a mission in deep space and suspects his girlfriend is cheating on him. With the help of a high-powered satellite and his colleagues, Captain Craig and Takashi (guest stars Isaiah Mustafah and Ken Jeong), he is able to check on things from a ‘far away galaxy.’

When Judd (Greg Grunberg) and his colleague Dan (Steve Talley) decide to crash a party, they get more than they bargained for, as they discover the cute host (Laura Prepon) is having a good-bye party before having a mastectomy. Meanwhile, Ricky (Donald Faison) who has his own unique method for avoiding post-date responsibilities, meets an intriguing woman (Joy Bryant) with a disappearing act of her own.

When Annie’s (Becki Newton) friend Jodie (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg) bakes banana bread for her new flame Charlie (guest star Bret Harrison), he feels threatened and tells her they should just be “friends”. Also, when Judd (Greg Grunberg) and Colleen (Constance Zimmer) meet over-the-top television sex therapist Dr. O (guest star Jeffrey Tambor) at a party, he offers some suggestions about their love life that have disastrous results for the couple.

This hour-long romantic comedy anthology series follows three loosely connected, modern stories of love, sex, marriage and dating. In this pilot episode, Annie’s friend Cassie (Krysten Ritter, Breaking Bad) pretends to be a virgin to attract men. Meanwhile, when Carter (Kyle Howard, My Boys) is fired from his job and comes home early, he finds his fiance Liz (Lindsay Price, Eastwick) in bed with a unique gift from her bachelorette party.

“Global is heading into the new season with our most powerful schedule in years,” said Williams. “With 16 primetime returning series – including the #1 program on television and the #1 new hit of the year – plus the fall’s most talked-about new shows, Global is Canada’s home of the new hits.”

Headlining Global’s lineup of new acquisitions is the most buzz-worthy series of the year, the long-awaited reboot of the iconic hit HAWAII FIVE-O, already dubbed THE new show of the fall by Entertainment Weekly. Hawaii Five-O stars sexy up-and-comer Alex O’Loughlin (“The Shield”) who takes on the memorable role of Detective Steve McGarrett, and Scott Caan (“Oceans 11”) who stars as Detective Daniel “Danno” Williams.

Also joining Global’s Monday lineup is the sizzling new drama LONESTAR. From the creators of Party of Five and director Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer”), the series is set against the backdrop of big Texas oil. Starring character actor Jon Voight and TV’s hottest newcomer James Wolk as a charismatic con artist entangled in a web from which he can’t break free.

Global will add two new programs to Thursday nights this fall. The first is a comedy following an American who is transferred to supervise a novelty company’s new call centre in India. OUTSOURCED stars fresh-faced funny-man Ben Rappaport and centres around the hilarious culture clash between the Midwest and the East.

Also joining the Thursday schedule is LOVE BITES, an anthology series from Cindy Chupack, the Emmy® Award-winning writer-producer of Sex and the City and the production company behind box office hits Love Actually and Bridget Jones’s Diary. Featuring three loosely connected stories of love, sex, marriage and dating each week, Love Bites stars Becki Newton (“Ugly Betty”), Jordana Spiro (“My Boys”) and Greg Grunberg (“Heroes”) with special guest star Jennifer Love Hewitt (“The Ghost Whisperer”).

Friday nights this fall, Global will introduce its highly-anticipated, bold new Original Canadian drama series SHATTERED, starring acclaimed actor Callum Keith Rennie (“Californication,” “24”) as an unconventional homicide detective harbouring the secret of his battle with Multiple Personality Disorder.

Also on Fridays, TV legend and Emmy Award winner Jimmy Smits (“NYPD Blue,” “The West Wing”) returns to the screen in OUTLAW, a new legal drama from Conan O’Brien’s production company. The series follows a Supreme Court judge (Smits) who abruptly quits his high-level position to return to private practice, and use his inside knowledge of the justice system to take- on today’s biggest legal cases.

For mid-season, Global has acquired RIDE-ALONG, a smart and gritty police drama starring Jennifer Beals (“The L Word,” “Lie To Me”) as Teresa Colvin, the newly appointed Chicago Chief of Police. Determined to implement changes before city politics clog her office, Colvin learns her difficult choices have made her powerful enemies. When a murder investigation yields certain evidence pointing straight to a dirty politician, Colvin is intent on bringing him to justice and cleaning up Chicago along the way.

Returning hits include House, Glee, NCIS: LA, The Good Wife, Survivor, NCIS, Lie To Me, Bones, The Office, 90210, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, American Dad, Brothers & Sisters, 16:9 and The Celebrity Apprentice.

GLOBAL’S FALL 2010 PRIMETIME DAY-AT-A-GLANCE

(All times ET and subject to change. New programs in CAPS.)

Monday

7pm Entertainment Tonight

7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada

8pm House (Season 7)

9pm LONESTAR (1 hour; drama)

10pm HAWAII FIVE-O (1 hour; drama)

Tuesday

7pm Entertainment Tonight

7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada

8pm Glee (Season 2)

9pm NCIS: Los Angeles (Season 2)

10pm The Good Wife (Season 2)

Wednesday

7pm Entertainment Tonight

7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada

8pm Survivor: Nicaragua (Season 21)

9pm NCIS (Season 8)

10pm Lie To Me (Season 3)

Thursday

7pm Entertainment Tonight

7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada

8pm Bones (Season 6)

9pm The Office (Season 7)

9:30pm OUTSOURCED (30 min; comedy)

10pm LOVE BITES (1 hour; comedy)

Friday

7pm Entertainment Tonight

7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada

8pm 90210 (Season 3)

9pm SHATTERED (1 hour; drama)

10pm OUTLAW (1 hour; drama)

Saturday

7-9pm Saturday Night Movie #1

9-11pm Saturday Night Movie #2

Sunday

6:30pm 16:9 (Season 3)

7pm Ice Pilots: NWT (Season 1)

8pm The Simpsons (Season 22)

8:30pm The Cleveland Show (Season 2)

9pm Family Guy (Season 9)

9:30pm American Dad (Season 7)

10pm Brothers & Sisters (Season 5)

Mid-season changes to the schedule will include Ride-Along Mondays at 9pm ET/PT, NCIS moving to Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT, Glee sliding in behind Survivor Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT, plus a new season of The Celebrity Apprentice Sunday nights at 9pm ET/PT.

Viewers can also catch up on all their favourite new and returning primetime shows at www.GlobalTV.com. Every Global series (with the exception of The Simpsons – d’oh!) will be available for streaming following its on-air broadcast.